The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-20
sATU RDkY, AUGUST 20, 1887
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Both of the Woodstown canning
houses opened last Friday.
Large Numbers of weak fish were
caught in the bay last week.
Pennsville has a new Butcher shop.
White & Forkem is its proprietor.
Rev. j. G.. Crate is a candidate for
County Superintendent of public
schools.
Several persons went from Penns-
grove to Pitman Grove camp meeting
last Sunday.
The sale of privileges at the Woods
town Fair amounted to 1866, which is
$40 more than last years sales.
1t is illegal to shoot woodcock during
the months of August and September
The season reopens October LIST.
The Central Sunday School will pic
mic in Divers Woods next Wednesday.
An enjoyable time is anticipated.
In less than two weeks you IA say
to Mr.. Mrs or Miss Oyster put your
self thar" and dom you forget it.
Reimer Heiuricks left us a basket of
fine cantaloupes Oh Monday for which
he will please accept our thanks and
good wishes.
Devoe, the weather prognosticator
is a false prophet. He said the hot
test part of the summer would be from
the 18th to goth of August.
County Superintendent Holme will
hold an examination of candidates for
teachers certificates in Woodstown OIL
Saturday, the 25th instant.
A New Yo rker was in Salem Satur-
day purchasing corn cobs, to be manu-
featured into eorn-cob pipes. He Of
fered live cents per bushel forthe cohs.
ExcuIsionists find our show window
very attractive. Whether the alliga
tors is the cause or our p. d. Prob
ably both, as both are equal celebri-
ties.
Woodland Beach, OH the lower Del
aware, is to receive many improvements
by next season, and the large pier at
Collins Beach is to be transferred
there.
The owners of the steamers Whining
ton and Brandywine are considering
the building of another and larger YES
sci for the increasing trade to Chester
and Wilmington.
The Harvest Home held in Divers
Woods Oh Wednesday last by the ladies
of st. Paul NJ. E. Church was a com
plete success in every way. The net
proceeds will reach 1925.
A Grand Army Post, composed of
colored veterans, is being formed in
Salem. Sixteen names have been en-
rolled, and application for a charter
has been forwarded to Department
Commander Wheeler.
Don't forget that the Mccall con-
meets with the Republic next We'd
nesday, August oath, for Cape May.
This is decidedly the best and cheap
est excursion of the season and should
receive a solid patronage.
Auctioneer Casper sells II shares of
of Salem Bank stock In front of the
Court house this afternoon. Campara-
lively little of this stock seeks the pub
lie market, and what does is eagerly
sought after by investors.
We have only one left of steel frame
single generator vapor stove and oven
which WE will sell for cost to make
room for a full line of stoves. Call
and see it at Harmony st. Tin Il
Stove store.
To find your money worth OF goods
get a first class bargain. Tin fruit
cans Of our own make and warranted;
WAX strings and ceiline wax for toma-
to cans; lemon squeezers, fruit strain
ers and tunnels for Milling fruit jas
can be- had at j. q. Reed Harmony st.
The Harvest Homes and Festivals
being held in Divers Woods will yet
produce All Everybody's Picnic. These
Picnics have been d~eservedly popular
and ought not to fail INTO non-observ-
ance. Come, Mr.. Committeeman, let
the people hear from you.
A young man named r. III. Knevars
son of the former law partner OF the
late ex-President Arthur. died III New
York a few days ago from smoking ci-
garettes. His physicians said he suf-
Tered from smokers heart" and con-
gsstion of tile brain. The young man
is said to have smoked three packages
or sixty cigarettes, every day.
Says the Philadelphia Times ''This
is the time OF year when the farmer
who does not take a hewspa-
per because he cannot afford it meets
with two or three travelling confidence
men and gets cheated out of enough
money in n day to pay for a sub
scription to half a dozen papers from
every State in the Union"